Routledge Studies in Linguistics
Style and Ideology in Translation: Latin American Writing in English
1st Edition
By Jeremy Munday
June 16, 2009
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this book investigates the style, or ‘voice,’ of English language translations of twentieth-century Latin American writing, including fiction, political speeches, and film. Existing models of stylistic analysis, supported at times by computer-assisted ...
The Communication of Leadership: The Design of Leadership Style
1st Edition
By Jonathan Charteris-Black
September 15, 2008
With the crisis of leadership in the western democracies, there has been a growth of interest in how leaders outside of the west emerge and consolidate their positions. This book analyses the communication strategies of six charismatic non-western leaders: Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Fidel ...
Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men
1st Edition
By Paul Baker
September 20, 2002
Polari is a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men in London and other cities during the twentieth century. Derived in part from the slang lexicons of numerous stigmatised and itinerant groups, Polari was also a means of socialising, acting out camp performances and reconstructing a ...